Daniels, Sarah. Plays: One. Methuen, 1991.
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Matthew Hopkins
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Standard Name: Hopkins, Matthew
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Material Conditions of Writing | Sarah Daniels | Contrary to her usual custom, SD
did an enormous amount of reading and research to tackle this historical subject. She visited the actual haunts of Matthew Hopkins
the famous witch-finder, and was deeply moved as... |
| Travel | Sarah Daniels | While working on Byrthrite, 1986, SD
visited Mistley and Manningtree in Essex, centre of the pernicious activities of the witch-finder Matthew Hopkins
. |
Timeline
25 March 1645
In the first case of witchcraft managed by Matthew Hopkins
, Elizabeth Clarke
of Manningtree in Essex (who had probably been deprived of sleep during interrogation) confessed to using familiars.
Probably by mid-1647
Matthew Hopkins
published in LondonA Discovery of Witches in . . . Norfolk.